Playlist
for Progressive Torch and Twang
Tuesdays,
8 p.m. to midnight
WDBM,
88.9 FM, G-4 Holden Hall, East Lansing, MI 48824
Your
host: Douglas Neal
Questions,
comments? nealdoug@msu.edu
"Roots-rockin',
hip-shakin', soul-swayin' music!"
Playlist
for March 16, 2004
Tonight’s
show involved several different special features: an
interview with Ruth Oxenberg, who is the
director of “Bluegrass Journey,”
a documentary film that is playing at the East
Lansing Film Fest on March 20.
We also featured the upcoming CD from Steppin’ In It,
a local band who
is becoming a national act (with upcoming appearances on the Woodsongs
Radio
Hour, Mountain Stage, and the
main stage of the Telluride Bluegrass
Festival). Dominic Suchyta, the bass
player from Steppin’ In It, stopped by and discussed the
making of the new
album, which was recorded by Sally Van Meter and is slated for a May
2004
release. Dominic then stuck around
and
he and I rolled out an all-vinyl set of honky-tonk, blues and western
swing to
round out the show. Vive le vinyl!
Format
is:
Artist
–
Song
Album/Label
Link Wray – Rawhide (T&T Theme)
Walkin’ with Link/Epic
Blue Sky/Sanctuary
Wanda Jackson – Riot in Cellblock #9
Heart Trouble/CMH
The Derailers – Take it Back
Genuine/Lucky Dog
Neko Case and her Boyfriends – Thanks A Lot
The Virginian/Mint-Bloodshot
Thad Cockrell – I’d Rather Have You
Warmth and Beauty/Yep Roc
John Prine & Iris Dement – In Spite of
Ourselves
In Spite of Ourselves/Oh Boy
John Prine & The Chieftains – The Girl I Left
Behind
Further Down the Old Plank Road/Victor
The Gigantics – I Wanna Die Mama
Angel Talk/Reno-Tone
Scott Miller – Amtrack Crescent (LIVE)
*Recorded Live at KRSH Santa Rosa, Calif., Oct.
2003
Amtrack Crescent Single/Sugar Hill
Grant Lee Phillips – Mona Lisa
Virginia Creeper/Zoe-Rounder
Doug Wamble – Libation #1: Back of the Hymnal
Country Libations/Marsalis Music – Rounder
Doug Wamble – Libation #2: Trouble, Lord
Country Libations/Marsalis Music – Rounder
Calexico – Crystal Frontier (widescreen version)
Even My Sure Things Fall Through/Quarterstick
Flaco Jimenez – Prenda Del Alma
Squeeze Box King/Compadre
Jo Serrapere & the Willie Dunns – Jesus Wears
Red
HUAC: Hot Unsigned (& Unsung) Americana Compilation/Catamount
Tarbox Ramblers – No Night There
A Fix Back East/Rounder
Jon Rauhouse’s Steel Guitar Rodeo – Widow Maker
Self-Titled/Bloodshot
Jon Rauhouse’s Steel Guitar Rodeo (W/Kelly Hogan
on vocals)
– Smoke Rings
Self-Titled/Bloodshot
Jon Rauhouse’s Steel Guitar Rodeo – Powerhouse
Self-Titled/Bloodshot
Jon Rauhouse’s Steel Guitar Rodeo (W/Neko Case on
vocals) –
River of No Return
Self-Titled/Bloodshot
SPECIAL FEATURE: The new album from Steppin’ In It: “Hidden in the Lowlands,” slated for a May 2004 release.
Steppin’ In It – Vernadines
Hidden in the Lowlands/Hippo Coop
Steppin’ In It – Downsville
Hidden in the Lowlands/Hippo Coop
Steppin’ In It – Give Me Back My Memory
Hidden in the Lowlands/Hippo Coop
Steppin’ In It – Tin Can Sullivan
Hidden in the Lowlands/Hippo Coop
Steppin’ In It – Pastures of Plenty
Hidden in the Lowlands/Hippo Coop
Steppin’ In It – Candyman
Hidden in the Lowlands/Hippo Coop
Wayne “The Train” Hancock – You Nearly Lose Your
Mind
7” Single from “The Viper Smoking Across Australia Tour
2002”/Corduroy
Biller & Wakefield – Good Enough
The Hot Guitars of Biller and Wakefield/HMG
a new bluegrass documentary film that will be playing at the East
Lansing Film
Festival on Saturday, March 20.
The Del McCoury Band – I Feel The Blues Movin’ In
The GrooveGrass Boyz/GrooveGrass Recordings
The Tony Rice Unit – Sally Goodin
Unit of Measure/Rounder
The Del McCoury Band – Red Eyes on a Mad Dog
The Family/Ceili
Osborne Brothers – Ruby
Hyden/Pinecastle
Jimmy Martin and the Sunny Mountain Boys – Ocean
of Diamonds
King of Bluegrass/Audium
SPECIAL FEATURE, Part 3:
Dominic and I spin an all-vinyl set for the rest of the show
(most of
which he brought in) that focuses on honky-tonk, blues and western
swing.
Say, sounds like the major influences on the
new Steppin’ In It album… coincidence?
Big Sandy and His Fly-Rite Boys – Hi-Billy Music
On the Go/No Hit
Big Sandy and His Fly-Rite Boys – Draggen – It
Boogie
On the Go/No Hit
Biller & Wakefield – Steel Crazy
The Hot Guitars of Biller and Wakefield/HMG
Alex Chilton – You’s A Viper
Set/Bar-None
Malcom Yelvington – It’s Me Baby
The Best of Sun Rockabilly, Vol. 2/Charly
Malcom Yelvington – Yakety Yak
The Best of Sun Rockabilly, Vol. 2/Charly
Milton Brown and His Brownies – Yes Sir!
Beer Parlor Jive (1935-41)/String
Cliff Bruner’s Texas Wanderers – Draggin’ The Bow
Beer Parlor Jive (1935-41)/String
The Tune Wranglers – Chicken Reel Stomp
Beer Parlor Jive (1935-41)/String
Buddy Jones – Settle Down Blues
Beer Parlor Jive (1935-41)/String
Bill Boyd & His Cowboy Ramblers – The Train
Song
Beer Parlor Jive (1935-41)/String
Adolph Hofner & His Texans – Joe Turner Blues
Beer Parlor Jive (1935-41)/String
Cliff Bruner’s Texas Wanderers – When You’re
Smiling
Beer Parlor Jive (1935-41)/String
Wayne Hancock – Kansas City
7” Single from “The Viper Smoking Across Australia Tour
2002”/Corduroy
Sonny Terry & Brownie McGee – Sail Away
Self-Titled/A&M
Sonny Terry & Brownie McGee – Sonny’s Thing
Self-Titled/A&M
Sonny Terry & Brownie McGee – White Boy Lost
in the
Blues
Self-Titled/A&M
Beck – She’s a Mighty Good Leader
One Foot in the Grave/K
Beck – Sleeping Bag
One Foot in the Grave/K
Beck – I Get Lonesome
One Foot in the Grave/K
Don’t Give Up on Me/Anti